Cigarette-machine



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Patented'Dec. 18, 1888...

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J. BURNS @L A. BECKMAN.

CIGARETTE MACHINE. No. 394,554.

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No. 394,554. abgemd Dec. 18. 188g. fm vf? F2 MS- fr @l l z I" sa /V/ |{i4,3 i Z2 "6 'w fel@ f@ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES BURNS, OF BROOKLYN, AND ALEXANDER ll'CKMAN, OF SCHODACK DEPOT,ASSIGNORS OF ONE-HALF TO JAMES R. DOVNER. AND FRANK P. HARDER, BOTH OFCASTLETON, NEV YORK.

CIGARETTE-MACHINE'.

SPECIFICATION forming; part of Letters Patent No. 394,554, datedDecember 18, 1888. Application filed March l, 1888. Serial No. 265.801.(No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

'Be it known that we, JAMEs`l BURNS, of Brooklyn, in the county ofKings, and ALEX- ANDER l'ucnnauof Schodack Depot, in the count-y ofRensselaer', and both in the State of New York, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in lCigarette-Machines, of which the following' is aspecication.

Our invention relates more particularly to io machines for forming'cigarettes with tobacco wrappers,and whether the wrappers are of tobacco.or paper they are cut of the proper size to form a cigarette, and thecigarettes are rolled singly and produced complete one at a time.

Our improved machine includes means whereby the proper quantity oftiller to form a cigarette is placed in a pocket, and then after thewrapper has had paste applied to it the wrapper and filler `are rolledin the pocket, in order to .form a perfect cigarette and to lap andpaste the wrapper. In oui-improved machine we employ, in combinationwith parallel endless chains or travelers, cross-bars ex- 2 5 tending'between them and wheels for moving' such chains or travelers, an apronor webs secured to said cross-bars and having.;l a surplus of length orslack between the cross-bars, a pocket and a reciprocating plate orfeeder on opposite sides of the apron, the feeder serving by itsmovement to push into the pocket the quant-ity of filler for thecigarette, the wrapper land a loop of the apron, and the pocket closing'upon its contents as the feeder recedes, and an apron-pulling'devicenvhereby the slack in the portion of apron which forms the loop isdrawn forward and caused to roll the contents of the pocket to torni acigarette. The pocket, which is below the apron, is composed 'of astationary member, which consists of a roller mounted in stationarybearings, but free to turn in them, and amovable cam actuated member orjaw, which, when itcloses upon the loop of the apron, serves to sopresent the forward edge of the wrapper that. the first rolling'movement of the cigarette will cause the wrapper to prop- 'erly lap uponthe forward edge of the wrapoper, and thus roll a perfect cigarette.

The invention consists in novel combina- 5o tions of parts, which arehereinafter particularly described, and poi ni ed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a longitudinal section of amachine embodying our invention. Fig'. 2 is a plan of the ma 55 chine.Figz is a transvi-n'se section of the machine upon about the planeindicated by the dotted linehr .1', Fig. l. Fig'. -lrepresents gearing,whereby the apron-[mlling' device is driven, and whereby the endlesschains or 6o travelers are also driven, thel gearing comprising ayielding' connection, whereby the apron-pulling' device is permitted tooperate continuously, notwithstanding;I that the endless. chains ortravelers are periodically locked against movement. Fig. 5 is asectional elevation of the parts forming' the pocket and the cam foroperating the movable member or jaw of that pocket, including alsoportions of the apron, the feeder, and the paste-apply- 7o ing device,said lFig'. 5 showing' the part-s in the positions which they occupywhen the feeder is just about pushing the filler into the pocket. Fig'.o is a view corresponding to Fig'. 5 ot' most of the parts there shown,and 75 showing' the position ot' the parts when the feeder has pushedinto the pocket a portion of the filler, the wrapper, and enough of theapron to form a loop; Fie'. 7 illustrates the severalparts shown inFigs. 5 and (i in the po- 8o sitions which they occupy after the feederhas receded and after the pocket has closed upon the wrapper and iiller,and Fig'. 8 is a similar section of the same parts in the positionswhich they occupy aft-er a cigarette has been rolled and thepocketopened to permit the withdrawal of the cigarette from it. Figs.

5 to 8, inclusive, are upon a larger scale than .the preceding' figures,and similar letters of reference desi gnate corresponding' parts in all9o the, figures.

A designates endless chains or travelers, which are arranged at a littledistance apart,

"and are connected by cross-bars A.

B B designate parallel shafts, which are mounted in suitable boxes, bb', in the side frames, C, of the machine. Upon the shaft B are mountedchain-wheels B2 B3, and upon pares throng-li eyes in the ood of me Vifioro 'L tire 'erosie-heed Fi, and therefore the orosey o i i'ieoii iisyringe upoii the pivot ;f'" io oeeom- 7o i wiieei iii, iiieieeiiroug'ii one mod te ieeii to i'iio viryiug positions of' the ii'iieelsi3 and Shaft iV, and rfi igfvfiiile to he :feeder F is imparted si if.,,ice iziiri'mgii the other @hein tofiie wheei imo reeti'iineail movomemToward and from iig. 'We haverepressenied eorowsoe eppiieik wie miroir.Viie .i'iziin admit ii has upon, i o to the boxes; Li i'or adjustingEhem in ille eide Mier if., with, wiiioii engage. :1, pinion, h, 75frames, @and thus .regula-Ting The #mision of upon i driviiigeiafi, il?.

io' ille chains or iiaveiere We wi orio@ 'more iwiriieldoriy the:eiidire Jeiwi'eonimd Seemed io the creer zet ii. reifer-envie being'ligero Af is :iii endless einen, D, which may be .uieirly to Fine. 51.o i, inclusive. eompoeed of :i single piece, or may ooiisist of,grimorio oroes-'bermhich extends transf 8o shorter vienes or webseeeiared 'to the croie' Verse y betweeniiie eide irzi-mes,a11d izo 'thisI5 'iosa-rarer) .ae izo form in effect :in endless apron. cross barsecured o plaie or projecting The apron i) may be oi' :roy suiiribiefabrie Harige ie, .viiiffh fonos the iioriom oi the pocket. oooh,for'eirzimple, eo indiaruoiier clot-lr irojeo-iing" upwafrd ab one edgeof the bed or. which will offer :L Smooth surface and which bottoni) ea.' delige, e", which .is thin :und 85 xviii yell noiI eiireichmeierialiy. The poriione ,therefore Siightiy ioxi'ole, although ofinetal,-

2o oi apron i) .ifiiioli extend between the cross and this' Hnge e'forme o. portion oi? the siobirs A irre much longer than is required totiene-ry meizil'ier'of iiie pooket, Whiie *die up extend between Suchcross-bers if 'they were perporiiion of lhf'itiiideof the pookeis formedetretehed'mut, and` therefore there is offered oy aroiier, e?, which ismounted in Stationary 9o in thea-pron between each two @rose-oars e.bearings. Themovablemembeiiofihepooket oon erabie amount of l surplus.or slack. is i siiii br having e, eomperetiveiy thin Upon one sideo'fthe rpmlib-thai is, below the rounded but unyie'lding edge, and isSecured opper irerei o n'e apron D-ie a pocket, E, oy en arm or arms,e4, upon e. rookeshafi., e, yidiioiif Wiii be more. i'uly hereinafterdeend to seid rook-Shaft is iixed an erm; e6, ear- 95 seribed, and outhe oppe'ieite eide-#ilario is, Vrying-iimola-roll, @7,0m Whioliopere/rese Cam,

3o 'above the upper tra-Voi o the apron D--a ree8, upon theehat li.Secured to the erossoiprocotingic-ieder, F. This feeder consists bar cand extending; rem-ward for some dis` of 2. ileif pla-ie, which. WorksWithin a cliannel- Lance, iso, bed (i1-tabled, over which the apron AWay, F1', and operates in conjunction with e D posses, and in which Wehave represented; roo

bar oir Straigheedged knife, f, to cui; off a a-'n opening; l y

proper quentityof `iller and push the iller "Above the apron is apaste-box, J, and adownward upon the apron D exa-oily oppositeformtsiiirroll, j, turning` iiierein, :md which the pookel i 4 maybedrien by a l. elis, from o pulley, jg, Y

G. designates o foedingepron, which passes Lipon' 'the shaft ii. 10'5over rollers gend o driving' drum or miler, ja designates Thepaste-brush, which isfsup- 4.o g", and is moved in a 'directionindiesiied by ported by ooi-ved zii-roof, and these arms are ihe arrowsin Fig. -1. The prepared izobaeo fulerumed upon a. rock-shaft, j, whichis here for'the filler if. spread out as eveniy *as possi represented Lebelow ih@ paste fountain J.

- .bie upon the apron G, and ifi by saidv apron Motion is imported tothe roekeiizrft'j by mi no carried forward slowly and presented Aheyo'nd'ecoeririorob jf, operated by mi emreiitrifgy',

thekniiiefdireotiy in the pailh of the feeder on the shaft-H, and whichis connected with and entier. We have Shown the oiver edge an Iarmi ordislgy'g, 'upon The rock-shaft By of ihie feeder and ouier as; concave.in the! the'eeoenirio and rodj7 ji the roeiehzifivf is direeiioii. ofiiej width, and this lower edge Sewing' and The bruehj is ziiilernaieiyraised rif; i'oiioe iii ooiljuimeiuioii with, the Piate or piece ,intoeontaoil with the fouiiiaiwroli j and iowf e oiiiiier for neai'ly andefficiently eoperaioV ered to the position Shown 'in Fig. 5, so as .toing the required quantity of ieigwiiieh prodeposit the paste 'upon thewrapper K, and jee's beyond she cutter or piwizef from the the opening'z' is formed i n The table Leo that iiier or iaye-r 'which is upon theapron G. es the bi-'ushjs pressed downward the wrap 12o The feeder Fiosuita'hiy guided in the ohenper K md the apron D. `may give Wayslightly nel F', and at its upper end it is pivoted 'et overxthisopening', and thus enable the brush Y f' to :i erossdiead, F2, andthrough the ends js co properify apply peste to the Wrapper K.

of' ifiii-s eroeeiiezid .rode F3, which are o1 The table or bed llextended rearward of @rated by eeeeiii-ricfi Fijzpgn e, 'main Shaft, li,the poekoix'E Suffieieiiiiyto permit of the Wrap- 125 of the iimoiiioe.peri beingplzioed aeeumieiyin position uponoo No .lla/Ve eifiovs'n mitsf2 as oppiied-to the the apron ,D behind the peslfe'fomimiii or boxHyper ends of the 'rode i, ond spring'ef, be# "J, and the apron is drownforward by its oeeiih the miief, so es to permit thefeeder Connectionwith the erosoberri. it of course i? to ioe iirougiiii to a stop oy thevbottom of eert-ies forward. the Wi'eijiper placed upon it.; 13o. iiiepooket E, and 'then frio permi she eooenand the Surplus of length in'the apron D oe- 6r: trio; izo'ldrwwdown slightly, thus eompreesiiigtwee-ii the two adjacent crees-bars A folds -M the Springs and exertinge. proper amount bee-ic uiideriiie .orofie-.imiywiiioh is beiiinias ofpressureiipon iiieiiiier in the pocket. f ehowneiis 1n l, and thuspreserves'the It is obvious that if the chains or travelers A and theapron D both move at a unifornr speed and continuously the surplus ofapron,-. .s, could not be withdrawn from under the cross-barA or pulledahead of the chains A, and it is by t-he pulling or drawing ahead ofthis surplus, while a loop of the same portion of apron is contained inthe pocket E, that we y, shaft Bis a gear-wheel, B5,

wheel isa pin, b3, which works in an arcare enabled to` roll thecigarette in the pocket.

Upon the piece forming the channel-way F', in which the feeder F works,are rods'l,which work in suitable guides, I', and which are connectedwith the feeder F, so that as said feeder is pressed downward the rods lare likewise pushed downward and engage at the same instant the links ofthe chains A on opposite sides of the machine, thereby locking thechains in position.

W'e have before stated th at the chain-wh eel B2 is the one throughwhich the chains are driven, and-we will now describe the mechanism,showny particularly in Fig. 4, for accomplishing this purpose. Securedfast upon the and upon this gearshaped slot, b4, in the adjacentchain-wheel XVith the wheel or pinion B5 engages a driving-pinion, b5,upon the main shaft H, and by the rotation of the main shaft II and thed living-pinion b5 in the direction shown by arrow in Fig. 4 the largergear-wheel, B, is -inoved'in the direction indicated by the arrow inFig. 4. 'ehave shown a coiled spring, b, for connecting the gear-wheelB2", which is fast on its shaft B, with the adjacent chainwheel B2,which is loose on said shaft, and this spring acts to uncoil itself andturn the chain-wheel B2 ahead relatively to the gearwheel B5. In otherwords, so long as the chains A are free to move, the pin b3 inthegearwheel Bf remains at the rear end ot' the 'arcshaped slot b* in thechain-wheel B2; but so soon as the chains A are locked by the pin ldescending into them the pin b3 travels ahead in the slot b4, and assoon as the chains are again unlocked the chain-wheehl2 is moved aheadof the wheel B5 by the spring b' and again brings the rear end ot' theslot b4 to thc in b3. A Upon the shaft B is an apron-pulling device,which, as represented, consists of a cross-bar or arms, L,- having attheir ends cross-plates L', extending parallel with the shaft B. Thisdevice is fast on the shaft B, and as it is turned it periodicallycatches the apron D and draws out from under the cross-bar A',

which is behind the pocket, ine surplus s, which is retarded thereon. y

\Ye will now describe more particularly the drawing ahead the surpluslength of the apron D. The cam c", which is shown in. Figs. 5, i', andS, comprises three steps. The first step, l, is of least radius, andwhen itbcars against able jaw e3 of the pocket is drawn backward by thespring e, and thus the pocket is opened te its fullest extent. At theinstant that the wrapper is brought to a position opposite the deugt-hlying behind the pocket, as shown lin Fig. 5, the step 2 of the cam e?,which is of' greater radius, comes against the truck-roll e' and pressesthe movable jawig toward the At the same instant the feeder F hasdescended and come to about the position represented in Fig. 5, and themoable jaw e3 is held pressing, the apron D against the edge of thefeeder at the point m., the wrapper K, while ,the brush .j3 descends andapplies paste to the wrapper. The wrapper is thus held against anypulling out of place by the brush descending upon it.

traversing the truck-roll e7 the feeder F completes it-s downwardmovement to the position shown in Fig. 6, and thereby forces downwardinto the pocket E the filler o, cut off by the D. During this descendingmovement of the feeder F the locking-pins l have descended into thechains A, and by the downward movement of the feeder F the length ofapron nec- E is drawn forward from the surplus of apron behind. Thefeeder F now commences to rise and finally leaves the` pocket E, and atthe same instant that it leaves the pocket the radius, comes against thetruck-roll e?, andthe movable member or jaw' c3 is moved to the positionshown in Fig. 7, so as to completely close the pocket and close theapron D in, so

over the filler and wrapper which are contained in the pocktm As thefeeder F rccedes upward out of the pocket, the lockingpins l arewithdrawn from the chains or travelers A, the chain-wheel B2, andthrough it the other chain-wheels, B4 B3, a're moved ahead until therear end of.' the arc-shaped slot .bt comes against the pin 1; in thegear-wheel B5. At

pocket closes to the position shown in Fig. 7 the apron-pulling devicelr L catches the apron and pulls it ahead of the chains, therebyproducing a draft on the apron l) in the diuntil t-he surplus s behindthe pocket is drawn forward. This pull upon the apron D prooperat-ion ofthe pocket E and the effect of' 7o the truck-roll e?, as shown in Fig.S, the mov- 7 5 pocketand with the principal portion ot' its 8o oppositejaw, this pressure closing the pockiet.

and thereby holds 9o \Vhi1e the step 2 of the cam e is passing or 95feeder, the wrapper K, and a loop of the apron loo essary to form theloop which is inthe pocket third step, 3, of' the cani. which is ofgreatest- 11o that its portions will nearly touch cach other and by theaction of the spring L 12o the instant that the movable jaw c of therection indicated the arrows in Fig. 7 and 13o duees the longitudinaltravel of the loop' thereof which isv inthe: pocket E around the,contents of the pocket-andthereby imparts Ato the contents ofthe-fpocketa rolling motion. in the direction indicatedby the ai-'rows'in Fig. 1 and tucks the front edge of the wrap per K, which is turnedbackward, in under the followingportion of the wrapper and rolls thewrapper and filler to form a perfect and clean-'madecigarette. .lVe findt-hat this rolling may be very accurately vand smoothly `done when onemember of the pocket., as e2,

is a roller which- ,is free Vto rotate, and when the' jaw e3,constituting the other'nieinber of f the pocket, is a bar, which, havinga coinpalratively thin edge and being' stiff and unyield-` ing, servesin` the operation of closing .the

. pocket to bend inward the forward edge of the wra i er as shown at nin Fio'. and'so insure the front edge of the wrapper passing y in' underthe portiouwhich is to roll outside it at. the commencement-of therolling operation. i.

A brief reference may beinad e to the means for operating theAfeeding-apron G, although in the direction of the arrows, so that each SvO movement of the rod pfand pawl-ar1n p5 advances the apron G and theiiller upon it to Iexactly7 the extent required fora single operation ofthe feeder and cutter F.

yW'hatwe claim-as oury invention, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent,is

1. The combination, withparallel endless.

chains lor Vtravelers and cross-bars extending between them and wheelsfor moving Asaid chains or travelers, of. an apron or webs secured tosaid cross-bars and having a surplus of length ror slack between them, apocket and a reciprocating blade or feeder on opposite Vsides of theapron, the feeder servini.;l by its movement to push into the pocket thequantity of filler for a cigarette, ,thewrappeig and aloop of the apron,and the pocket closing upon its contents as the feeder recedes, and

an apron-ruining device whereby the slackv in the portion of apron whichformsthe loopis 1 .drawn forward and caused to roll/'the contents of thepocket to form a cigarette, substantially as herein described. i` y 2.The combination, with endless chains or' travelers, and cross-barsextending between them and wheels for moving them, of an apron securedto said cross-bars, with slack or sur- 'plus length between the bars, apocket and a reciprocating feeder on opposite sides of the apron, thefeeder serving by its movement to i push into t-lie'pocket the fillerand wrapper for a cigarettev and a loop of the apron, and

feeder recedes, a retarder behind the pocket under which the apronpasses,and which re- `tards or holds back its surplus length, and an 'lapron-pulliiigdevice whereby the slack of the apron is drawnforward.from-the retarderand through the pocket, .thereby rolling thecon tents of the pocket/into a cigarette, substantially7 as hereindescribed.

3. The combination, with the chains or travelers, with their cross-bars,and the apron secured to the cross-bars and l having slack between'thebars, of the' pocket and reciprocating feeder on opposite sides'of theapron, the table I behind the pocket to support the apron', and betweenwhich and said cross-bars -the surplus length of the apron is retarded,and an apron-pulling devit:ef:wlie1eby the 'slack of theI apron fisdrawn forward and tl'irough the pocket, thereby rolling the contentsof.the pocket to .forma complete cigarette, substantially as hereindescribed.

4. lThe combination, with two endless chains or travelers, cross-barsconnecting' them,` and wheels for driving them, of an apron secured tosaid crossbars` and having slack in its length betweenfthe bars, apocket and a reciprocating feeder on opposite sides of the push thefiller and wrapper for a cigarette and a loop of the apron intio'thepocket, and the pocket closing uponi'its eonten ts as the feeder leavesit, an apron-pulling device, for vdrawing the slack f roin the apron androllingI the' contents of the pocket into a cigarette, thepastev,fountain roller, and hthe reciprocating pastebrush, whereby pasteis taken from said roller and deposited on the wrapper, substantially asherein de`\scri`l)ed.l l

5. The combination, with two endless chains or travelers, cross '-,barsextending' between them, and wheels engaging with them, of the feederand vpocket organized and operating substantially as herein described,locking- `pins for locking into the chains or travelers when" the:feeder enters the pocket, and an apron-pulling device which is free tomove ind'ependentlyl of said wheels andrwhen the chains are locked'toldraw forward: the slack of apron through the pocket to roll the contentst'liereof',substantially as herein set forth.l

(S. The conibin ation, with two chains or travelers and crossfbarsconnecting them, of the shaft 'B and chain-wheels 'B2 B3 loose thereon,the chain-wheels.Bi and their shaft B', the gear-wheel l-lfast on. theshaft E and lia/ving 'yielding connection with the chainwheel B2., thereciprocating feeder and pocket and locking-pins, al l organized andoperating substantially as herein described, and the apron-pnll ingdevice consisting of the arms L on the yshaft B, substantially as hereinset forth.

7, The combination, in a cigarette-machine,

Vof an apron and reciprocating" feeder above apron, the feeder serving;by its movementto the pocket closing upon ii'sieontents as the' apin-and-slot connection,'and the spring or the apron, a pocket below theaplon, consistpocket the apron depressed in the loop 'heren ing of twomembers, one of which members is subsmm muy as heroin described.Vcomposed of a roller, e2, in stationary bear- 1 y T rw ings, astationary bed,'e, and a flange, e', bCKM tached to said bed, and theother of which .is l ,a stiff unyeding cam-actuated bar, et", havingVitnessoS:

a. comparatively thin edge, and an'apron-pul- MINERT LINDEMAN,

ing device 'for drawing' through The closed FREDK. HAYNES.

